eli5: If 1 degree celsius is 33.8 degrees fahrenheit, how come 67.6 degrees fahrenheit isn’t 2 degrees celsius?

Question

I’ve always wondered this and I don’t think I Learned about it in school, it’s so confusing to me

In: Mathematics

Answer 1

As others have said, they’re measured from different arbitrary zero points. This, in fact, is why they are both called “degrees” (and Kelvin is not). “Degree” in science indicates an arbitrary measure.